The Vinyl Villain — Being a blog that is largely of the retro variety, I'm not all that fussed about publishing a rundown of what I reckon to have been the best songs/albums of the year/decade. Yes, I do admit to making a few suggestions last month of stuff that you mi... more info

Music is Art — The Big Pink Velvet (Gang Gang Dance Mix) Metric Gold Guns Girls (Mike Shinoda Remix) Phoenix 1901 (Fredrick Carlsson Remix) Bat for Lashes Pearl’s Dream (Skreams Pour Another Glass of Champers Remix) The Temper Trap Sweet Disposition (Alan Wilkis... more info

People.com — The hip-hop entrepreneur shares his favorite drink of choice this season more info

NME - The Daily Download — So The Daily Download is taking a little break until January 5, but before we go we wanted to load up your iPods with new tunes as a little early Christmas present. See you in 2010! ---First up, Xmas goes Krautrock as '70s pioneers Can take on 'Sile... more info

The Playlist — Author J.D. Salinger, is perhaps the most reclusive of America's reclusive writers (Thomas Pynchon, Harper Lee, Denis Johnson, etc.) having shut himself off from public and ceasing publication of any new material since "Raise High The Roof Beam, Carp... more info

Roadrunner Records — KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES are set to reveal the title and artwork for their forthcoming album on January 1st 2010!! At 4pm on the 1st, head right here to more info

Altsounds — *Straight Lines* brought 2009 to a triumphant close with hugely successful back-to-back support tours with *Kids In Glass Houses*, *The Automatic* and *Motorhead*. The shows which formed the band’s first national tour of the UK saw... more info

Roadrunner Records — This week XFM’s Steve Harris will play out live KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES session tracks in each show + sections of his in more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 01-13 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall *01-14 Ferndale, MI - The Magic Bag *01-15 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Theatre *01-16 New York, NY - Irving Plaza *01-17 Boston, MA - Paradise *01-19 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *01-20 Atlanta, GA - The Earl *01-22 Dall... more info

Roadrunner Records — Last Thursday night saw KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES headlined the Kerrang Radio Christmas Party in Birmingham, and a jolly more info